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Quotes about Hinges

the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
— 1 Kings 7:50
of all the natural virtues these four are "cardinal," i.e., the hinges ("cardes") on which all other virtues turn, the foundations on which all the other virtues are built.
— Peter Kreeft
Unfast'ns: on a sudden op'n flie With impetuous recoile and jarring sound Th' infernal dores, and on thir hinges great Harsh Thunder, that the lowest bottom shook Of Erebus. She op'nd, but to shut Excel'd her power; the Gates wide op'n
— John Milton
Good actions are the invisible hinges on the doors of heaven.
— Victor Hugo
The door to safety swings on the hinges of common sense.
— Anonymous
It has been said that the gate of history turns on small hinges, and so do people's lives. The choices we make determine our destiny.
— Thomas Monson